SPRINGFIELD — A roomful of prosecutors was sworn in Thursday afternoon as Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni began his second term as the county’s top prosecutor.

Seventy-three assistant district attorneys work in Gulluni’s office, and most were there for the swearing in ceremony.

Among newly hired assistant district attorneys is Paul Caccaviello, who served as Berkshire district attorney after David Capeless retired in March. Caccaviello narrowly lost a three-way Democratic primary election for Berkshire DA to Andrea Harrington in September, and lost a write-in campaign against Harrington in November’s election. He had been first assistant district attorney under Capeless.

Hampden Superior Court Judge Michael K. Callan, who is the regional administrative judge, swore in Gulluni, who then swore in the assistant district attorneys. Four other Hampden Superior Court judges attended the swearing in ceremony.

Gulluni thanked the prosecutors “for all the work you’ve done to allow me to stand here again and be sworn in for a second term as district attorney."

“Without you I could not be in this position,” he said. "Without your hard work day in and day out and commitment to the office and your commitment to the communities that we serve, your commitment to our mission, I would not be in this position.

“You make me look good each and every day and I really appreciate it,” the DA said.

At his first swearing in ceremony four years ago, he said he had the themes of appreciation and responsibility and he will continue with those goals.

Among achievements Gulluni cited was “strengthening our office, forging new relationships with law enforcement and other groups.”

He said he is expanding the prosecutors' office. He will hold an office-wide meeting in the near future and said, “we’re going to introduce a lot of new people.”

“We hired so many people over the first four years, but in the last month ... it demonstrates an expansion of the office, of commitment to the work that we’re doing so you can do your jobs to the best of your ability," he said.

“So again thank you very much. Let’s have another great four years and hopefully four more after that and four more after that,” Gulluni said.